Sentences of moral exhortation and satire in period prose
A column of moral maxims contrasting virtue and vice opens with calls to service and humility. It then weaves parables about greed, deception, and scandal, ending with a drug advertisement and a civic note praising good roads, churches, and schools as marks of cultured people.
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The
Gonzales Inquirer
Fresh Beef De Livrey Wagon Promises Prompt City Service
Seller advertises daily beef supply in all cuts with morning wagon delivery across the city. Also buys cattle, ensuring continuous supply and prompt fulfillment of customers' wishes.
Curfew For Men Proposed In Trenton
The city council of Trenton Missouri plans to seek a curfew law for grown men at the next meeting. Police would question anyone on the streets after midnight who cannot give a satisfactory explanation for being out. The measure aims to curb petty thefts and maintain order.
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City Council
Trenton
Dr King’s New Life Pills Advertises Quick Relief
A vintage ad touts Dr King’s New Life Pills promising relief from dyspepsia and constipation and claims to improve energy. It includes sensational claims and urges men to take the product, noting a 250 price and broad consumer ease.
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Dr. King
Words of wisdom and local curiosities from the era
Harvard president speaks on work discipline and virtue. A Taylor editor’s claim about a blind tiger is challenged by the Law and Order League which offers proof for a $100 reward. A quip about a bundle of oats concealing whiskey appears in a Midwest paper. Other maxims urge kindness and lasting fame. Local notes record student counts and a large Iowa land purchase near Alice.
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Taylor
Law and Order League
Honey Grove
An Awful Cough Cured and Local Notices
A letter recalls curing a severe cough with Cham Cham berlain Cough Remedy saving a child from pneumonia like whooping cough. The Tyler Courier notes state politics may block legislators. Also mentions Dr Thomas Electric Oil and El Paso bond plans for street paving. Wood for sale and nine pardons requested by the state penitentiary board.
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Chamerlain’s
Mia
Ora Buzzard
Brubaker
Lily
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